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243 quotes by 224 authors

Unlike the Tea Party, who see themselves as the customers of government, people in the Occupy Wall Street movement understand that we are the government.… — Douglas Rushkoff
Confine yourself to observing and you always miss the point of your life. The object can be stated this way: Live the best life you… — Frank Herbert
Gratitude is the beginning of wisdom. Stated differently, true wisdom cannot be obtained unless it is built on a foundation of true humility and gratitude. — Gordon B. Hinckley
Every day we're told that we live in the greatest country on earth. And it's always stated as an undeniable fact: Leos are born between… — David Sedaris
Especially among Christians in positions of wealth and power, the idea of reading the Gospels and keeping Jesus' commandments as stated therein has been replaced… — Wendell Berry
The Church does not superstitiously observe days, merely as days, but as memorials of important facts. Christmas might be kept as well upon one day… — Samuel Johnson
That we occasionally violate our own stated moral code does not imply that we are insincere in espousing that code. — Neal Stephenson
Do you ever wonder if--well, if there are people living on the third planet?' 'The third planet is incapable of supporting life,' stated the husband… — Ray Bradbury
The complexities of adult life get in the way of the truth. The great philosophers have always been able to clear away the complexities and… — Mortimer Adler
A recent survey stated that the average person's greatest fear is having to give a speech in public. Somehow this ranked even higher than death… — Jerry Seinfeld
Is not the most erotic portion of a body where the garment gapes? In perversion (which is the realm of textual pleasure) there are no… — Roland Barthes
Upon reflection, I decided I had three main weaknesses: I was confused (evidenced by a lack of facts, an inability to coordinate my thoughts, and… — Julia Child
The single simplest reason why human space flight is necessary is this, stated as plainly as possible: keeping all your breeding pairs in one place… — Warren Ellis
For his part, Blind Seer had no difficulty accepting idleness. A wolf proverb stated: â€œHunt when hungry, sleep when not, for hunger always returns. — Jane Lindskold
We know, for instance, that there is a direct, inverse relationship between frequency of family meals and social problems. Bluntly stated, members of families who… — Anthony Bourdain
What are your fees?" inquired Guyal cautiously. "I respond to three questions," stated the augur. "For twenty terces I phrase the answer in clear and… — Jack Vance
The Bible is not interested in arguing, because if you state a thesis of belief you have already stated it's opposite; if you say, I… — Northrop Frye
Everyone is an idiot," I stated. "Except me. — Sherwood Smith
The foundation of individual rights is the assumption that people have wants and needs and are authorities on what those wants and needs are. If… — Steven Pinker
Everything stated or expressed by man is a note in the margin of a completely erased text. From what's in the note we can extract… — Fernando Pessoa

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